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Kaleva

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6. If you are talking about the compressor, you might not be able to dispose of it.

Reply to Beartracks (Original post)

Sun Dec 1, 2019, 06:52 PM

Dec 2019

According to the law, The freon is supposed to be evacuated by someone with a card issued by the EPA and the unit tagged by this qualified person. This applies, I believe, if the unit was charged with R22.

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Is there any recycling value for a dead condenser motor from my a/c? [View all] Beartracks Dec 2019 OP

It depends on where you are ramblin_dave Dec 2019 #1

Appliance recycler? Turbineguy Dec 2019 #2

Try your metal recyclers RainCaster Dec 2019 #3

Ditto that. Same for old transformers. Since it's largely *not* copper, you won't get much $$. nt eppur_se_muova Dec 2019 #5

Any Chance To Repurpose It Into A Steampunk ...... global1 Dec 2019 #4

If you are talking about the compressor, you might not be able to dispose of it. Kaleva Dec 2019 #6

I'll bet if you leave it in the alley (at least around where I live), it'll be gone before you ... SWBTATTReg Dec 2019 #7

The junkers here in Chicago are brutal. Hassin Bin Sober Dec 2019 #8

Yes, I know. They'll bust the TVs apart for some of the components (I'm guessing... SWBTATTReg Dec 2019 #9

Home Depot BunnyMcGee Mar 2020 #10

Ooh, thanks. Cuz I've got a lot more, not just that motor. Beartracks Mar 2020 #11